In the Interest of Transparency

At last night's Common Council meeting, Council president Tom DePietro announced that the Council was hiring a secretary to take minutes at committee meetings and the informal meeting. Traditionally, the informal meeting was just that: an informal meeting. No action was taken, and hence no minutes were recorded. The city clerk recorded the minutes at the regular meeting. Traditionally also, committee chairs kept minutes at committee meetings and submitted them to the city clerk. 

It was been noted in recent years that no minutes exist for many committee meetings. DePietro explained that the secretary was being hired "in the interest of transparency." In the interest of transparency, Gossips details the record of committee meeting minutes for this Council.

• DPW and Parks Committee, Eileen Halloran, chair:  Meeting minutes exist for ten meetings in 2018 and three meetings in 2019 
• Economic Development Committee, Rich Volo, chair: Meeting minutes exist for ten meetings in 2018 and four meetings in 2019
• Finance Committee, Rob Bujan, chair: Meeting minutes exist for eleven meetings in 2018 and four meetings in 2019
• Fire Committee, Dominic Merante, chair: Meeting minutes exist for nine meetings in 2018 and three meetings in 2019   
• Housing and Transportation Committee, Tiffany Garriga, chair: Meeting minutes exist for one meeting in 2018 and no meetings in 2019   
• Legal Committee, John Rosenthal, chair: Meeting minutes exist for one meeting in 2018 and no meetings in 2019
• Police Committee, Kamal Johnson, chair: Meeting minutes exist for four meetings in 2018 and two meetings in 2019
• Youth, Education, Seniors and Recreation Committee, Kamal Johnson, chair: Meeting minutes exist for three meetings in 2018 and two meetings in 2019

DePietro's comments at the meeting indicated that Garriga, Rosenthal, and Johnson will be relying on the secretary to take minutes at their committee meetings. Halloran, Volo, Bujan, and Merante will continue to record their own minutes.
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